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The Zapatista communities of southern Mexico have been reinventing society for nearly 15 years in an attempt to create democratic, equitable, sustainable communities.

The law expanding access to marijuana for medical reasons passed by voters Tuesday needs changes to make it workable, said Maine Gov.

DIXFIELD a ' Police Chief Richard Pickett is beefing up patrol during Halloween events Saturday to ensure safety for all.

A woman from Carthage is accused of beating another woman over the head with a baseball bat.

MEXICO a ' A South Carthage woman remained behind bars on Saturday, charged with elevated aggravated assault in Friday night's brutal beating of a Mexico woman.

MEXICO a ' A woman was flown to a Lewiston hospital Friday night after being struck in the head with a metal pipe, and police were investigating and unavailable to give details.

NEW YORK CITY : Aviva Rahmani, a longtime seasonal resident of Vinalhaven, is among the recipients of the Arts and Healing Network's 2009 AHN Award.

Terry Karkos/Sun Journal Rumford and Mexico firefighters and chiefs watch Rumford firefighter Jeff Harren soak smoking eaves after ripping boards apart to get at a hotspot at Wednesday morning's fire in one of two apartments at 25 Erchles St.

RUMFORD a ' Four young Mexico firefighters charged with alcohol-related crimes at an underage drinking party early Sunday morning were put on probation for 60 days Tuesday by fire Chief Gary Wentzell.

SHOPTALK ALLOWS people to describe in their own words the rewards and challenges of their jobs.

MEXICO a ' Two of nine area people arrested in two separate incidents Sunday and Monday in Mexico remained behind bars early Tuesday evening at Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn.

PORTLAND a ' One of three defendants charged with burglarizing a Mexico gun shop on Jan.

ROCKLAND : On Tuesday evening from 8-9pm Ananur Forma will be interviewing local musical Star, David Dodson.

Rapidly worsening breathing problems in the sickest swine flu patients in Mexico and Canada present a scary worst-case scenario and could foreshadow what U.S. doctors face as winter flu season sets in, new reports suggest.

Terry Karkos/ Sun Journal Garbed in his firefighter outfit, 4-year-old Samuel Benson of Dixfield smiles back at mom Patricia Benson after Dixfield Fire Co.

MEXICO a ' Selectmen on Wednesday set public hearings on two issues residents will decide at next month's election, as well as learned of plans to hike quarterly water rates by an average of 15 percent.

A western Massachusetts butterfly conservatory is releasing a cloud of monarch butterflies.

Local teens and adults held a candlelight vigil Thursday evening at the Mexico gazebo to remember those who have died due to domestic abuse, or honor those who have survived.

Firefighters from Dixfield, Mexico, Peru and Rumford responded to a structure fire late Friday night in a vacant house at 20 Park Ave.

PARIS a ' A man pleaded guilty Monday to threatening a co-defendant in a burglary case, though his own charges related to the burglary were dismissed.